Eric asked this question about How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics:
Would anyone care to share a comment on whether Pollan has gone off the deep end wit this one? I really enjoyed "The Omnivore's Dilemma," but this sounds from the dust jacket/publisher blurb to the reader being treated to an experience of the author's high without doing the drug.
Randy Rhody He has remained on the shallow end, for the safety of a non-swimming readership. Having done a little deep-sea diving of my own (to continue the metap…moreHe has remained on the shallow end, for the safety of a non-swimming readership. Having done a little deep-sea diving of my own (to continue the metaphor), I can verify he points to a few truths that you cannot experience with language.
My rating/review forthcoming.(less)
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